Sports Columns
Joffe | The Temple win was impressive, but the Quakers still need to gain consistency
Some nights, we see a team that struggles to make shots, plays poorly against conference opponents, and — especially this season — doesn't effectively defend three-point shots.
Piatt | Penn women's basketball's weaknesses were exposed against No. 25 Princeton
Unfortunately for the Red and Blue, the 75-55 defeat did not instill confidence in the team’s ability to perform against higher-caliber competition.
Landau | Penn men's basketball needs to hit more three-pointers to be successful
The Quakers put up 64 and 58 points in the two Princeton contests, which mark two of the three lowest totals they have put up all season.
Papazekos | Penn keeps blowing out bad teams. Does that tell us anything about the future?
Penn women's basketball has only played eight games — but its easy schedule suggests that we really don't know that much about this team.
Papazekos | Despite pair of bad losses, Penn has shown it poses a problem for top teams
Penn men’s basketball has played nine games. The Quakers have won five — two against power-conference teams in enemy territory as double-digit underdogs.
Satz | Despite loss to Duke, there's plenty of optimism for the Quakers after 4-1 start
Penn women’s basketball fell to Duke in the early afternoon of Black Friday, but the Quakers showed enough to quench any suspicions that the team’s 4-0 start was a fluke.
Margolis | Injury reminds us that some moments are bigger than football
Princeton running back Trey Gray was carted off in a stretcher after colliding with Penn running back Dante' Moore. The moment was more important than the game or the rivalry.
Landau | Penn football's win against Harvard is a good sign for the future
The Quakers executed in important situations time and time again, even when a relative lack of experience might have led one to expect otherwise.
DiGrande | With eyes on the future, Ryan Glover should keep leading Penn football
Senior Nick Robinson won't be around next season, but junior Ryan Glover will, and he should have been given his moment to shine earlier than this Saturday's victory over Cornell.
Guest Column by Marc Edelman | Student-athletes should be allowed to earn money
I believe a bill to allow college athletes to endorse products is needed to bring equity to the college sports marketplace.
Papazekos | Expect at least one of Penn's basketball teams to win an Ivy title
Second place would be fine for most programs in most years, but not these ones. Expectations are high, and justifiably so. At least one of these programs will win the conference.
Papazekos | Penn football lost, but there's a silver lining in the fight it showed
The bar for success, having been lowered so demonstrably by the previous week’s outing at Columbia, was surpassed despite the final score.
Papazekos | Penn football's loss to Columbia was historic and embarrassing
Penn football has 18 Ivy League titles, tied for the most with Dartmouth. They will not win a 19th this season.
Joffe | It's not about whether we should pay college athletes, but how
Paying college athletes isn't as simple as it sounds, though. First of all, where does the money come from? The way I see it, there are multiple ways players could be compensated, but each comes with its own caveat.
Papazekos | The NCAA's failure to pay college athletes is anti-capitalist
Beneath all of this lies a simple theoretical doctrine at the core of the economic system we’ve all been taught to love: capitalism’s insistence that the work you do must be compensated with a wage.
Papazekos | Penn football's new jerseys were among the only things worth looking at
In their home and Ivy League opener, Penn football failed to muster much offense against Dartmouth before losing, 28-15.
Landau | Even in loss, Quakers show plenty of reasons for positivity moving forward
The fact that the Red and Blue were in that position, where a single play could give them a great chance at a win, should be viewed as a positive moving forward.
Papazekos | Why I hope Penn football proves me wrong this season
I don’t think Penn football will be particularly good this year. I also hope they prove me wrong.
Rovner | How Penn women's soccer really won in its loss to Stanford
Penn women’s soccer lost their opener, yet this game may have been the next big step towards national relevance for the program.
